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Thank you for the explanation. I was also confused in how they came to the equation in the listed picture. Can you help me understand this?

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Thank you for the explanation. I was also confused in how they came to the equation in the listed picture. Can you help me understand this?

Reactants H HCH H Methane 0-0 Products Oxygen -becomes oxidized CH4 + 20₂ oc=0 Carbon dioxide H-OH becomes reduced Water CO₂ + Energy + 2 H₂O FIGURE 7.2 Relative loss and gain of electrons in a redox reaction, the burning of methane (natural gas) in oxygen. Compare the positions of the electrons in the covalent bonds of reactants and products. In this redox reaction, methane is oxidized because the carbon atom has partially lost its shared electrons, and oxygen is reduced because the oxygen atoms have partially gained electrons. ⒸCengage Learning 2017
Transcribed Image Text:Reactants H HCH H Methane 0-0 Products Oxygen -becomes oxidized CH4 + 20₂ oc=0 Carbon dioxide H-OH becomes reduced Water CO₂ + Energy + 2 H₂O FIGURE 7.2 Relative loss and gain of electrons in a redox reaction, the burning of methane (natural gas) in oxygen. Compare the positions of the electrons in the covalent bonds of reactants and products. In this redox reaction, methane is oxidized because the carbon atom has partially lost its shared electrons, and oxygen is reduced because the oxygen atoms have partially gained electrons. ⒸCengage Learning 2017
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Given that, the combustion reaction of methane.

The reaction is CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O + Energy.

We have to explain the above combustion reaction in terms of the redox reaction.

Concept: We know that oxidation means the losing of electrons, whereas reduction means the gaining of electrons.

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